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Das außergewöhnliche Farbempfinden von .......... wird ihnen dabei eine wertvoll

English translation: DL's extraordinary feel for colour will help you no end.

15:36 Apr 26, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Paintings
German term or phrase: Das außergewöhnliche Farbempfinden von .......... wird ihnen dabei eine wertvoll
It concerns a painter who has a wonderful sense of colour?? or colour sensitivity, feel for colours???
NickWatson
Germany
Local time: 18:08
English translation:DL's extraordinary feel for colour will help you no end.
Explanation:
Don't really know how to phrase the second half of the sentence without more context ...

DL's amazing feel for colour / sense for colours will be of real help to you.

HTH

Mary
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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:08
Grading comment
Thanks Mary and everyone else for that matter for your thought provoking contributions and have a nice weekend too for that matter.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6DL's extraordinary feel for colour will help you no end.
Mary Worby
4 +2"Doris Lenz's exraordinary colour sensitivity, will be of extreme value in this"
brute (X)
4"Extraordinary colour perception of Doris Lenz would be a precious/ valuable help for you."
Сергей Лузан
4You will find Doris Lenz' extraordinary sense of color to be of great help [in this regard].
NGK
4In this regard Doris Lenz's exceptional sensibility to color will be a valuable aid to them.
Mary Wilburn


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
DL's extraordinary feel for colour will help you no end.


Explanation:
Don't really know how to phrase the second half of the sentence without more context ...

DL's amazing feel for colour / sense for colours will be of real help to you.

HTH

Mary

Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks Mary and everyone else for that matter for your thought provoking contributions and have a nice weekend too for that matter.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ddorf: DL's feel......will be very valuable to you
2 mins
  -> Could work ... (-:
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): how about - "will be invaluable to you" for the second part? Or turn it around, You'll find ... invaluable
7 mins
  -> Good idea! You'll find DL's extroadinary feel for colour invaluable / an invaluable help .. (-:
agree  Trudy Peters
13 mins
agree  Jeannie Graham: but changing second half as Ulrike suggests
19 mins
agree  Elvira Stoianov
46 mins
agree  jerrie
1 hr
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"Extraordinary colour perception of Doris Lenz would be a precious/ valuable help for you."


Explanation:
Just a suggestion.

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 7
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"Doris Lenz's exraordinary colour sensitivity, will be of extreme value in this"


Explanation:
Another option!

brute (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wynona Kaspar
2 hrs
  -> Thanx, Susanne!
agree  Сергей Лузан: "extremely helpful & valuable here"
15 hrs
  -> Thanx, Naoaae!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You will find Doris Lenz' extraordinary sense of color to be of great help [in this regard].


Explanation:
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NGK
United States
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 27
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
In this regard Doris Lenz's exceptional sensibility to color will be a valuable aid to them.


Explanation:
Without more context, "dabei" is difficult to render. If the text antedates the new orthography, "ihnen" is 3d person plural; second person would require "Ihnen."

Mary Wilburn
United States
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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